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FINAL EXAM REVIEW SHEET


The Final Exam will be part objective and part essay, just like the Midterm format. The exam will focus on the second half of the course but there can be a general question which might expect you to draw from the entire course.

Terms for review. This is a list of the terms used in the course, they could be asked of you specifically for an identify-and-give-the-significance-of question, or you could use them just as pointers to study from. This list is not explicitly exhaustive.


Questions to think about

  1. Both Hinduism and Islam are very alice in South Asia today. Which characteristics of these religions appear to be incompatible with the economic, political, and social changes essential for modernization?
  2. What aspects of traditional Indian civilization do you think will survive the impact of modernization, westernization, and idustrialization?
  3. Who was Krishna and what arguments does he make to convince Arjuna to fight a bloody war? In other words, what are the essential teachings of the Bhagvad Gita?
  4. What is meant by the term "untouchable"? Why are the "untouchables" essential for the working of the socio-religious system?
  5. Why was Hindu India so vulnerable to outside counquest and rule?
  6. Although Hinduism and Islam are theologically strikingly different, historians like Romila Thapar claim that a fusion of Indian and Islamic culture was taking place in pre-British India. Give some examples of how she supports her claim.


Go over your midterm, the section quiz, and the handouts, that will help you deal with a few more questions and concepts. Also use the web site that Chris Sims has so kindly put up. . . Thanks for the plug Priya! http://www.students.uiuc.edu/~cp-sims/india/

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